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Doug Elniski 
MLA for Edmonton-Calder Incumbent Assumed office
2008Preceded by David Eggen Personal details Born 1960/1961 (age 50–51)[1] Political party Progressive Conservative Spouse(s) Barbara Grodaes Children Jasmine, Becky, and Diana Residence Edmonton, Alberta Occupation industrial safety professional Doug Elniski is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Edmonton-Calder as a Progressive Conservative.
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Early life
Prior to being elected, Elniski worked in a variety of fields, including safety management, resource management, construction, adult education, and business consulting. He is the CEO and owner of a residential and land development/rehabilitation company. Elniski is a former volunteer firefighter.
Political career
Elniski's win in Edmonton-Calder represented a gain for the Progressive Conservatives. He won the constituency from first-term NDP MLA David Eggen, in a very tight race edging Eggen out by 178 votes.[2] Elniski is the fourth MLA to represent Edmonton-Calder, a working class riding, in the last four election cycles.
Political Controversy
In June 2009, Elniski's political career hit a bump in the road when imprudent comments he had posted on the internet site Twitter made national headlines.[3] Opposition parties referred to his online posts regarding women as sexist and offensive.[4] Elniski was lucky not to draw the ire of Premier Ed Stelmach who was already trying to quell controversy over ignorant comments made by other party MLAs.[5]
Personal life
Elniski is married to Barbara Grodaes and has three daughters: Jasmine, Becky, and Diana.
Despite being 6'7" and the tallest member of the Alberta Legislature, Elniski used to drive a Daimler AG Smart GmbH, or smart car.[6] He has recently traded it in for a full-sized truck.
2008 general election
2008 Election Results Affiliation Candidate Votes % Progressive Conservative Doug Elniski 4,534 40.87% NDP David Eggen 4,356 39.06% Liberal Jim Kane 1,839 16.50% Green Michael Brown 398 3.58% References
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/features/albertavotes/story.html?id=0161ff73-a325-48ec-b75f-2506ad749e17
- ^ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Doug+Elniski+puts+twit+Twitter/1731093/story.html
- ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/Tory+draws+fire+offensive+Twitter+posts/1723327/story.html
- ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Twittering+disciplined/1727057/story.html
- ^ ""Elniski's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography". http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=26.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton-Calder
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